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TUESDAY,
APRIL
27,
1954
BLYTHEVILLE
(ARK.)
COURIER
NEWS
PAGE
mil
Between
You'n
Me
TedHasTummy;
Braves
Stocked
By
MURRAY
v
Florida
source
tells
us
retiring
(is
that
the
right
word?)
Ted
Williams
might
be
a
defict
to
the
Boston
Gold
Sox,
even
after
he
comes
back,
because
he
ballooned
20
pounds
while
neglecting
road
for
rod
(and
reel)
....
Williams
made
up
his
mind
he'd
quit
after
'54
back
in
December
and
only
a
break
prevented
a
premature
leak
of
the
Satevepost
revelation—
the
break
in
his
collarbone
which
put
(s)
pouting
Theodore
out
of
circulation
from
prying
(he'd
say
preyirig)
reporter!.
.
.
.
Our
Milwaukee
confidante
would
have
us
believe
the
Braves'
system
j
is'so
stocked
in
pitching
talent,
the
bird
dogs
have
been
told
not
even
to
look
at
kid
hurlers,
let
alone
sign
them.
.
.
.
Even
with
Roy
Campanella,
generally
judged
base-j
ball's
best,
the
Dodgers
are
parting
i
twigs
for
catching
talent.
.
.
.
*
*
*
Second
baseman
Jerry
Coleman's
a
question
mark
for
the
Yanks
because
the
intelligent
Marine
vet
is
too
introspective—i.e.,
has
lost
confidence
in
himself.
.
.
.
Who
carries
the
highest
major
league
lifetime
batting
average
on
the
world
champion
Yanks?
Berra?
Bauer?
Woodling?
Mantle?
.
.
.
Nope
it's
second
string
catcher
Charlie
Silvera,
with
a
.303
mean
.
.
Silver's
strongest
job
competition
in
the
Yankee
organization
comes
from
huge
Gus
Triandos
,a
fellow
San
Franciscan
on
option
to
Kansas
City.
...
So
when
the
late
Joe
Devine
went
to
sign
Gus
for
the
Yankees
who
do
you
think
gave
him
a
lift
to
the
Triandos
household?
Silvera!
.
.
.
*
»
*
Phil
Cavarretta
failed
to
catch
on
with
the
Giants,
even
though
Leo
Durocher
was
hot
for
him,
because
he
demanded
two-year
job
security.
.
.
.
And
Horace
Stoneham
no
could
see.
.
.
.
Once
waivers
have
been
sought
on
a
player,
a
club
shouldn't
be
able
to
withdraw
them.
.
.
.
Then
you
wouldn't
have
National
League
clubs
not
claiming
an
Enos
Slaughter
because
they
said
they
couldn't
get
him
anyway.
.
.
.
For
a
guy
named
Country,
Slaughter
will
really
fit
into
the
Broadway
picture.
.
.
.
*
»
*
Milt
Kutsher,
who'll
play
host
to
Ezzard
Charles
in
training
at
his
Catskills
resort,
once
flung
the
discuss
for
Pennsylvania
and
is
probably
the
nation's
top
basketball
fan.
.
.
.
which
leaves
Ett
still
punching
the
bag.
.
.
.
Ray
Arcel,
the
Saturday
night
fight
promoter,
used
to
train
former
light-heavy
champ
Bob
Olin,
a
notorious
hypochondriac.
The
two
were
in
St.
Louis
for
a
fight
when
Arcel
got
fed
up
with
Olin's
groaning
and
took
him
to
the
late
Dr.
Bob
Hyland,
baseball's
repair
man—
but
didn't
tell
Hyland
who
his
patient
was.
Dr.
Hyland
gave
Olin
the
once-over,
laid
down
the
stethoscope
and
said,
"There's
nothing
wrong
with
you,
young
man.
Why,
you're
healthy
enough
to
be
the
light-heavyweight
champion
of
the
world."
.
.
.
*
*
*
Any
pitching
problems
the
Dodgers
would
go
a
long
way
toward
being
solved
if
one
of
the
key
chuck-
ers
stay
in
shape.
.
.
Don't
let
anybody
tell
you
Don
Zimmer
was
shipped
down
to
St.
Paul
without
a
murmur.
.
.
.
The
Pirates'
Jerry
Lynch
bats
left,
throws
right,
eats
left.
.
.
.
Look-alikes:
Mickey
Mantel
and
Lloyd
Merriman
of
the
Reds.
.
.
.
Bonus
rookie
first
baseman
Frank
Leja
has
impressed
Casey
Stengel
as
a
good
fielder
and
"a
good
Wd."
.
.
.
But
can
he
hit?
...
Mel
MaUette,
once
Branch
Rickey's
draft
sleeper,
now
gone
straight
as
a
writer,
is
the
new
sports
editor
of
the
Asheville,
N.
C.,
Citizen
.
Nat
Fleischer's
1954
Ring
Encyclopedia
carries
this
newsworthy
item:
"First
fight
ever
recorded:
Cain
vs.
Abel".
.
.
Who
was
the
referee?
.
.
.
Between
ybu'n'me,
baseball
players
are
the
most
thin-skinned
of
athletes
when
it
conies
to
reading
their
clippings.
.
.
.
By
ED
(PORKY)
OLIVER
I
had
my
usual
run
of
bad
luck
in
the
1940
United
States
Open
at
Canterbury
in
Cleveland.
Because
I
teed
off
ahead
of
schedule,
I
was
disqualified
from
a
play-off
with
Lawson
Little,
and
Gene
Sarazen.
That's
why
the
ensuing.
St.
Paul
Open,
with
practically
the
same
field
was
one
of
my
sweetest
victories.
The
last-chance
shot
I
made
on
the
18th
hole
has
been
the
shot
I
point
to
and
say,
''MY
greatest."
The
last
hole
of
the
St.
Paul
event
started
with
five
tied
for
the
lead
and
when
I
got
down
to
my
last
shot.
I
found
a
birdie
4
on
the
hole
would
give
me
the
tournament.
The
only
trouble
was
that
my
ball
was
in
a
trap
off
the
green.
The
only
way
to
play
this
one
is
to
use
a
wedge
and
blast—take
a
lot
of
sand
with
your
Shot
and
keep
thinking,
first,
of
getting
out
of
the
trap
and,
second,
of
winding
up
with
some
sort
of
position
on
the
green.
I
set
my
feet
in
the
sand,
allowing
them
to
sink
in,
then
swung.
I
managed
to
put
the
proper
backspin
on
an
almost
impossible
60-
foot
shot,
and
the
ball
rolled
within
inches
of
the
hole.
I
won
and
got
special
pleasure
out
of
the
situation.
But
I
would
have
preferred
the
TJ.
S.
Open.
(Ed
(Porky)
Oliver
will
be
among
golfers
trying
to
beat
Ben
Hogan
on
National
Golf
Day,
June
5,
sponsored
by
the
PGA
and
Life
Magazine,
Amateurs
will
use
local
handicaps
on
their
own
courses.)
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times
at
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Middle
Important
Monster,
Gefz
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Mat
Feature
The
Monster
was
unmasked
twice
last
night
but
no
one
got
a
chance
to
see
who
he
was
and
he
and
Al
Getz
went
on
to
win
the
tag
match
feature
of
the
American
Legion's
wrestling
matches
at
Memorial
Auditorium.
Two
times
during
the
second
fall
Chuck
Molner
and
Jack
Moody
managed
to
wrest
the
black
.hood
from
the
masked
man's
face
but
both
times
he
managed
to
conceal
his
identity
while
he
slipped
the
hood
back
on.
The
unmasking
was
only
a
minor
part
of
the
wild
bout
which
highlighted
Promoter
Mike
Meroney's
wrestling
show.
Except
for
a
brief
flurry
in
the
second
fall.
The
Monster
and
Getz
proved
entirely
too
much
for
Molner
and
Moody.
They
captured
the
decision
in
two
straight
falls.
The
first
lasted
for
13
minutes
and
it
saw
just
about
everything
happen.
It
ended
with
Getz
applying
a
double
jack
knife
to
Moody
after
18
minutes.
Enraged
by
the
illegal
unmasking
of
The
Monster,
Getz
and
his
partner
teamed
up
on
Molner
and
made
him
give
up
after
15
minutes
by
applying
plenty
of
pressure
to
a
toe
hold.
In
the
preliminaries
Molner
beat
Getz
and
Moody
won
over
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Monster.
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how
w>
play
the
fame.)
By
ROGERS
HORNSBY
(Written
for
AP
New*featurc«)
When
a
fellow
builds
a
ball
club
it
should
be
built
through
the
middle
with
a
good
fielding
second
baseman
and
a
good
fielding
shortstop.
We
all
like
good
hitters
but
if
a
second
baseman
is
a
good
base
runner,
and
if
there
are
other
potential
hitters
on
the
team,
hitting
strength
can
be
sacrificed.
A
second
baseman's
arm
does
not
have
to
be
too
strong
The
shortstop
and
third
baseman
need
strong
arms,
but
not
the
second
baseman.
However,
a
second
baseman
must
be
able
to
make
snap
throws.
You
learn
to
play
hitters
by
telling
whether
the
batter
hits
to
left
field
or
right
field.
You
must
know
your
own
pitcher.
If
he's
a
fast
ball
pitcher
the
chances
are
that
a
right
handed
hitter
wiD
not
be
able
to
pull
the
ball
to
left
field
too
well.
On
a
batter
like
that
it
is
well
to
play
to
bit
toward
first
base.
If
he
can't
pull
the
ball
he's
more
apt
to
hit
it
to
the
right
side
of
the
field.
Taking;
Eelay
Throw*
On
relay
throws
from
the
outfield,
the"
second
baseman
should
take
the
throws
from
right
center
field
and
from
right
field.
If
the
second
baseman
has
a
poor
arm
the
shortstop
should
take
the
throws.
Shortstops
ore
suppossed
to
takeyour
side.
Try
to
play
the
ball
with
,
throws
from
left
field
and
left
center.
Some
fellows
say
the
second
baite-
nian
should
face
partially
toward
first
base
when
fielding
(round
Casey
lauds
Cross/ire
Throw
of
Hornsby
Manager
Casey
Stengel
of
the
world
champion
Yankees
says
"Rogers
Hornsby
could
do
something
no
other
second
baseman
could
do."
Of
his
53
baseball
years,
Stengel
spent
25
years
in
the
National
Lounge
and
saw
Hornsby
play
his
first
11
years
with
the
Cardinals.
Says
Stengel:
"He
could
go
over
to
second
base,
take
the
throw
and
get
out
of
the
runners'
way.
The
amazing
thing
about
it
was
when
he'd
throw
the
ball
to
first
base.
He'd
throw
the
ball
hard
and
with
speed.
For
most
fellows
its
difficult
to
throw
sidearm
and
get
speed
on
the
ball.
.."If
you
were
a
first
base
coach
you
would
see
the
ball
come
at
the
first
baseman
crossfire.
I
never
saw
any
other
second
baseman
throw
sidearm
and
get
the
speed
on
the
ball
that
Hornsby
did."
balls.
I
disagree.
A
second
baseman,
or
any
fielder
for
that
matter,
definitely
must
get
in
front
of
all
ground
balls.
Never
play
a
ball
off
both
hands.
There
IK
too
much
of
this
one-handed
stuff
today.
Use
one
hand
only
when
forced
to.
On
ground
balls
fielded
in
the
baseline
between
first
and
second
and
with
a
runner
on
first,
the
second
baseman
should
try
to
tag
second.
Always
be
sure
to
get
the
second.
Always
bcsure
to
get
the
lead
runner—the
man
moving
from
first
to
second.
However,
^if
the
runner
stops
in
the
baseline
the
second
baseman
should
throw
the
ball
to
first
base
to
get
the
batter.
One
out
is
better
than
none.
Always
remember
that
the
runner
on
first
base
is
not
forced
to
make
second
base
once
the
batter
has
been
retired.
Second
Base
Pivot
Here's
the
best
way
to
pivot
around
second
base.
I
learned
that
from
experience.
Always
go
to
second
base
so
that
the
bag
rests
between
the
legs.
You
can
shift
like
a
first
baseman
that
way.
The
second
baseman
should
be
able
to
shift
his
feet
like
a
first
baseman.
In
straddling-
the
base
you
can
shift
to
the
left
or
right
for
bad
throws
and
still
be
able
to
hit
the
bag
with
the
inside
of
one
foot
or
the
other.
When
taking
a
throw
over
the
bag
on
the
double
play
attempt,
it
is
best
to
touch
the
bag
with
the
inside
of
the
right
foot
and
step
in
toward
the
pitcher's
mound
with
the
left
foot.
You
will
be
out
of
the
baseline
this
way
and
will
not
be
knocked
down
by
the
runner.
Always
get
to
second
base
as
soon
Hornsby
Has
Amazing
Record
as
Hitter
Rogers
Hornsby,
regarded
a*
baseball's
greatest
righthandcd
hitter,
butted
.358
during
his
23
years
in
the
major
leagues.
He
led
the
National
League
seven
times
and
thrice
batted
over
.400.
Honvsby
was
born
April
27,
18%
at
Winter,
Tex.
BHow
is
the
Hall
of
Fame
second
baseman's
record:
Team
Games
Pet.
1915
Cards
18
.346
1916
Curds
139
.313
1917
Cards
145
.327
1918
Cards
115
.281
15)19
Cards
138
.318
1020
Cards
149
.370
1921
Cards
154
.397
1922
Cards
154
.401
W3S
Can's
107
.384
1924
Cards
143
.424
1923
Card*
138
.403
1S2U
Cards
134
.317
1927
Giants
155
.361
1828
Braves
140
.387
1929
Cubs
156
.380
1930
Cubs
42
.308
1931
CubR
100
.331
1932
Cubs
19
.224
1933
Cards
46
.325
1933
Browns
11
-333
1934
Browns
24
.304
1935
Browns
10
.208
1936
Browns
2
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1937
Browns
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as
possible.
Backing
Up
First
Baseman
The
second
baseman
backs
up
Newt
and
Bevo
Go
to
Pros
NEW
YORK
Ufl
—
Bevo
and
Newt
Oliver,
the
combination
that
put
little
Rio
Grande
College
on
the
map,
will
try
to
do
the)
same
for
the
Boston
Whirlwinds,
a
professional
basketball
team.
Francis,
who
hu
made
headline*
the
last
two
years
as
a
high
•corer,
and
Oliver,
his
coach,
were
signed
yesterday
in
a
package
deal
Mrife
mated
at
$30,000
by
Abe
Sapet*
stein,
owner
of
the
Harlem
Globe-
Trotters.
Saperstein
also
owns
the
WhM*
winds.
The
contract
was
for
on*
yenr
with
a
one
year
option.
Francis
was
expelled
from
Mo
Grande
two
weeks
ago
for
not
keeping
up
his
classwork.
OMvet
resigned
shortly
thereafter.
the
first
baseman
only
on
the
rifice
attempt
when
the
fiwt
b»»»-
man
leaves
hii
position
to
fleW
the
ball
Anytime
a
first
baseman
can
get
back
to
the
bag
he
ihouki
•*«
buck.
When
you
pitch
out
and
the
fta*
baseman
break*
in,
the
aecond
bate
man
should
break
toward
Mnt
be**
to
try
to
catch
the
runner
off.
When
a
btxll
is
hit
to
the
pitcher
and
there's
the
prospect
of
a
double
play,
the
shortstop
should
take
the
pitcher's
throw
because
the
abort-
stop
will
be
facing
first
base
a*
he
goes
over
to
second
base.
He
will
be
in
a
better
position
to
complete
the
double
play
that
way.
Only
time
the
second
baseman
take*
the
throw
from
the
pitcher
is
when
the
batter
is
a
dead
left
field
hitter.
When
that
type
of
batter
it
up
the
second
baseman
normally
play*
closer
to
the
bag.
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